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This is a repost from my Facebook account. If you don’t feel like reading it, please at least watch the embedded video below. I don’t remember being told about the Japanese-American internment camps while I was in primary and secondary school. I only really got to truly understand what happened once I was in GRAD …

Hey! I’m home sick today for something between horrible body aches, stomachache, and the need for an emotional pressure-free day after giving a whole lot of support to my partner, who is in the thick of grieving after a recent death. A lot has been going on. I went to my first convention this weekend, … Continue reading →

Froodle. By Antoinette Portis. Roaring Book Press, 2014. A book about a little brown bird who wants to say more than is expected of it, and finds this possible. Inspiring other birds to break free of their normal repertoire, this book is full of silly sounds and has the beginnings of a social justice bent … Continue reading →

I will be presenting on diverse books again in October for the Minnesota Library Association Conference, yay! I had applied for two group presentations, and unfortunately I will not be talking about work at my library, Science House, as well, but I am super-psyched to be doing booktalks again. Our book-talker for picture books last … Continue reading →

I’m sick and in bed. It’s actually a busy day at work for everyone on my team (but me?) and I really want to get to work, especially for open hours of my library, Science House, but so far I’m pretty dizzy upon waking. That said, I did have a few workable hours yesterday night, and I … Continue reading →

Perfect. By Rachel Joyce. Random House, 2013. 385 pages. Byron’s best friend noticed the article: two seconds were going to be added to time. The eleven-year-old instinctively knows nothing positive can come altering something every-steady and perfect but does not suspect how heavy the repercussions may fall on his mother. Can a mistake that happens in … Continue reading →

Dirty Money Honey. By Nisa Santiago, Erica Hilton, and Kim K. Melodrama Publishing, 2011. 223 pages. Written from multiple perspectives and by three different authors, Dirty Money Honey details Honey Robinson’s fall from life as a happily married ATF agent in Harlem to her rise as the ringleader of the heist of the century in … Continue reading →